• To provide a networking opportunity for all businesses
• To promote open communication and support to all business and community leaders
• To be a resource for information generated from County, City and State levels that have a direct Impact on our Business Community

President’s Message:

Don’t miss our monthly meeting to be held at Mystickal Voyage & hosted by Meadows Ice Cream beginning at 4:30 pm. A brief business meeting will be followed by a networking ice cream social.

We welcome new members Erik Skarda from GSF Mortgage, Sally DiStefano from Hairport, Norm McCarthy from Mc-N-Mc Recovery, Cathy Shimp from On Time Ground Transportation, Richard Mince & Gracie Nedd from Passport Plus, Lisa Hogan from Vericomm Corporation, John Schneider from American Home Mortgage, Melissa Kaiza from Core Financial Services, Inc. and also a realtor with Fairfax Realty, Robert Buhner with Flow Controls, and Lori Perdue from Mystickal Voyage,

　at our Back to School $1 Movie Day and Mini Business Fair. This event is open to everyone and will be held at the Beltway Plaza 6 on August 1^st. Cost is $1 for everyone regardless of age. Concession will be pen. Doors open at 9:30 am. Movies will be posted on our website one week prior. One children’s movie and one PG comedy will be shown. All children will receive free school supplies at the conclusion of the movie. Groups are welcome.

Thanks to everyone who took part or made donations to the Fullerton Fireworks. This annual event is a family tradition in our area and everyone is very glad the event was funded once again.

Our 2^nd Annual Business & Community Night is planned for Friday, September 21^st. We will once again have our Chance Auction and are working on a new fun addition the event. We are asking our local businesses to donate an item for this event. It’s no secret that we have very limited folks to help us with any OFBPA event that we sponsor, so we’re asking you to contact us if you can donate an item for our auction. We are looking for approximately 50 items. Letters will be given for business purposes. If you can post flyers or have available for customer pick-up, please let us know and we will drop them off. We encourage all business owners and staff to drop in and meet the community. Part of the proceeds will be donated to the Allied Community Services committee who handles the annual Fullerton Fireworks.

For all events and for membership forms visit our website at. www.ofbpa.com.or Donna at 410-665-6551.

Mystickal Voyage 8601 Walther Blvd. # 103 (21236) near the Food Lion 410-663-8333 (p)

Minutes: June 13, 2007: (to be approved at the July meeting)

Officers and Executive Board in attendance: Donna Bethke, Darlene Conner, Kim Durham., Cathy Kratovil & Rachael Waters. Guests: Al Britton from eCheck Collect (free check recovery service); Office Ed Borman

President’s Report- attended Democratic Club meeting-Scott Donahue was guest speaker; Movie Day - August 1^st,

Membership Report-77 members as of 6/11//07

Minutes – approved May minutes. Motion to approve - Kim 1^st Darlene. 2^nd Approved

Treasurer’s Report-Income $200.00 Debits $23.17 Ending Balance $4,883.52 Motion to approved Kim 1^st Cathy2^nd.Approved.

Hospitality Chair- Rachael will contact Md. School for the Blind who will now host September meeting-moved to 4:30 pm.

Website Update: Marty reminded everyone to update events

• Correspondence: Linover & Overlea community newsletters.
• Back to School Movie Day- set for August 1^st at Beltway Movie 6- Mini Business Fair- $10 for members
• Multi-vendor bingo still on hold
• Directory deadline- May 31^st.- need help proofing pages
• Passport Plus deadline moved to June 13^th-
• . NEW MEMBERS—5 minutes of Fame
• Community Night set for September 21^st at Chuckles- need committee to work on Poker Run and we need as many businesses to donate items as possible.
• Fireworks- Allied Community Request- $300 approved by membership.
  • Membership voted to donate part of the proceeds of our community night to the Fireworks. I’ll contact Linover and OCA to enlist their help with publicity of this event. Also will work with Richard & Gracie (Passport Plus) to use book for fundraising efforts as well.
• St. Michael’s Golf Outing request- denied
• HARBEL- cruise tickets available- $50 each-see Donna
  • A decision was made to deny individual request for donations –we will pass on all FYI to the membership and those interested in the advertising opportunity will do as an individual. Events that we feel benefit the entire business association will be reviewed and voted on as received.

OTHER - Who has something to share? Upcoming events? Ideas/Suggestions

Next Meeting: July 18th at 4:30 pm at Mystickal Voyage- Ice Cream Social TBA Wrap Up- Motion to Adjourn

President Donna Bethke (410) 665-6551 Vice President Pat Zimmerman (410) 444-5555

Treasurer Darlene Conner (410) 661-4412 Welcome Chair Cathy Kratovil 443-520-7179

Directory Chair Kimberly Durham (888) 887-9297 ex. 41506 Secretary vacant

Hospitality- Rachael Waters 410-882-0915 Member at Large- Barbara Nash 410-488-4800

Welcome Membership 2007

Renewal .Tech Services LLC Zach John 410-254-2222 (p)

Renewal A Natural Way to Health Frances Thomas 410-325-6677 (p)

Renewal A-1 Bill & Earl's Auto, Inc. Earl Specher, Jr. or Marty 410-668-4100 (p)

Renewal Academy Animal Hospital Vicki Marci/Dr. Fred Lewis 410-483-5162 (p)

　Our OFBPA 2007-2008 Business Directory & Community Guide has gone to press. We should have 5000 copies by the last week of July. We need our businesses to place them in their lobbies/entrance ways. We ask our organizations take enough for their membership/meeting attendees. Our schools are welcome to have enough for every student and staff member. What a great thing to give new clients/potential new home owners and apartment leasers. Remember they are for the community and we want our advertisers to get full exposure. Please call Kim Durham at 1-888-887-9297 x41506 to let her know how many you need. I am currently working with Marty on adding a page tour website and we will list the businesses that will have them available. What a great way to get folks to visit you!

　Thanks to County Executive Jim Smith and the Office of Economic Development for once again offering the Commercial Revitalization Grants again this year. We just received word that our grant for $10,000 was approved (we match 25%). This grant allows us to promote the events we sponsor. Events like our Spring Business Fair, enhancing our website,

In lieu of a secretary and to help fray cost the OFBPA will be sending out the newsletter via email to all those we have correct email addresses currently. If you would like to receive the newsletter on a monthly basis, please send your email if you did not receive the April newsletter via email to ptavon@comcast.net. We will continue to mail to our membership that do not have email access. We will also do a mass mailing 3-4 times a year to keep everyone on the corridor as up to date as possible.

Belair Fowler Plaza: Proposals are out and as soon as they have confirmation, Robin will let us know.

Subject: Adopt a Student program

We have received a press release from the Volunteer Office of the Baltimore County Department of Social Services, regarding the kick off of the 16th year of the Adopt-a-Student program. We are interested in doing a story on this and would appreciate knowing of any businesses among your members are sponsoring a student.

Judi Laser, Editorial Assistant, The Jeffersonian (www.thejeffersonian.com)

Phone: 410-337-2425, Ext. 3437